2007.19: Scaling of the threshold of pipe flow turbulence
2007.19: B. Hof, A. Juel and T. Mullin (2003) Scaling of the threshold of pipe flow turbulence. Physical Review Letters, 91 (24). 244502. ISSN 0031-9007
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DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.244502
Abstract
We report the results of an experimental investigation of the transition to turbulence in a pipe over approximately an order of magnitude range in the Reynolds number Re. A novel scaling law is uncovered using a systematic experimental procedure which permits contact to be made with modern theoretical thinking. The principal result we uncover is a scaling law which indicates that the amplitude of perturbation required to cause transition scales as O(Re-1).
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | PACS 2003 > 47 Fluid dynamics |
| MIMS number: | 2007.19 |
| Deposited By: | Miss Louise Stait |
| Deposited On: | 22 March 2007 |
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